Like cattle?
Private stables. Personal Vets. A huge green field to run around in.
Horses get treated pretty well compared to human labourers.
I never got no meadow.
ha.
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By cattle I mean factory farmed cattle. They’re housed in a pen barely bigger than they are to permit no movement, and must be fed massive amount of antibiotics in order to not die. American food safety laws are not strong at all.
Do you really expect management classes in taiwan to want to treat workers like wagyu cattles?
Like in Hess?
There’s even a labour shortage in the imported foreign worker Philipino-Indonesian-Vietnamese market. I have been hanging out with them since 2009. I heard some terrible stories about how they are treated in HK, Macau and Taiwan. These people go back to their home countries and say what it’s like. Some Macau hotels and casinos had to shut down because they couldn’t get enough staff.
There’s no longer an endless stream of desparate workers… and that completely changes the dynamics of the labour system, worldwide.
Absolutely not. Best manager ever, both personally and professionally. Love the job, love the management and believe in the vision. I am given freedom in setting course and flexible hours. Don’t know what you’re on about.
I’ll be the first to admit that worker rights are not enforced enough here but that doesn’t mean it cannot be good.
I was ranting. I’m sure there are many exceptions.
Honestly, if you’re having a good time, more power to you. I was well treated, but I heard many stories where people weren’t treated well.
I taught Taiwanese corporate students for 5 years. Managers. Many, many, many of them (I reckon 50%) were worked the bone, 10-12 hour plus days, boss never listened to them… They seemed to give their entire life to the company. On the other hand, some of them were really happy, liked their boss and their job.
Some non-English teaching expats are doing well here, others not.
I used to think posters on Forumosa were just griping for no reason. But after a while here, you start to see the cracks in the system… and you realize you’re up against a solid wall of genetic stubborness. Why waste time teaching cats to sing, when their are sunnier pastures?
If you “don’t know what Im on about”, you may not have a huge sample size.
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I seen some cats sing. Might not be the song you want, but they can sing.
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Actually they are still coming in droves.
Actually most Taiwanese people like their job.
72.5% of the employed population are satisfied with their job.
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You don’t belong on this forum. This forum is for bitching, moaning.
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Maybe that’s why you come here, but I’ve made it clear more than once that I have a great job I enjoy a lot. Just try not to rub it in because other people who actually live here really do seem to have good reasons to complain
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The sad part is I somewhat agree with @HenHaoChi. I just don’t think that’s the root of the problem. We need new blood. I think that’s more important and more pressing.
The problem is many people get turned off and lose hope because of overly negative comments. We should have a balanced view in the severity of all problems, bad management included.
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I hear you, but I’m still not gonna start spouting about how good I’ve got it when I think those bitching about bad management probably have good reasons to do so and this is a place where us expats in Taiwan can come to vent about it. For someone who doesn’t live here to joke about all the moaning is a bit rich for my blood.
And also, I make an effort sometimes to show the other side. Feel free to start a thread like this one, it’s your forum too
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Fair enough.
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As Icon said Taiwan was already heading for a massive labour crunch before covid. The number of uni student age group is soon to be half what it was just over 20 sears ago, if I remember correctly.
Pretty much every industry should be lacking workers right now.
Except universities!
Ironic!
Places that have long term, happy staff are going well. They are few small chain cafes with staffs for 15}years here, great service, Places up north staff tend move more
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Wait, but aren’t you an English teacher?
Do good English teaching jobs exist in Taiwan? 